Advanced biomechanical modeling shows that early mammal ancestors likely used an eardrum to hear airborne sounds 250 million ...

Everything from Godzilla to aggravating bugs prompted some of the 61,000 calls from BC Hydro customers this year, according to a list of the most unusual calls compiled by the power provider.

Dawn breaks early with the sound of a brown thornbill, not its cheery chirpy call, rather an incessant pecking at the bedroom ...

Especially when you’re roaming through two of the best boutique hotels in the South of France, everywhere you turn there’s ...

Feeling itchy? You may have the latest brood of cicadas to blame. The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable ...

Feeling itchy? You may have the latest brood of cicadas to blame. The estimated trillions of periodical brood cicadas that emerged in multiple U.S. states this year may be gone for the foreseeable ...

Do you hear a loud hissing sound during the day? Yes, it sounds eerie, but it's a natural phenomenon. Dog-day cicadas appear throughout Texas during the summer months. According to Cicada Mania, these ...

The reverberating clicking noise that cicadas make is one of the most distinct sounds of all insects, but how exactly do they make it? Cicadas have existed in North America for millions of years, with ...

A new pest may emerge in Ohio as Brood XIV cicadas conclude their 17-year life cycle. Oak leaf itch mites can bite people, and cause an itchy, rash-like reaction. They also feed on cicada eggs. Oak ...

PHOTO BY DEBRA BURROWS An adult cicada from Brood XIV which emerged in Clinton County in 2025 is pictured resting on leaves. For the past several weeks, periodical cicadas have emerged in the wooded ...